CONTEXT: Commonly used indicators of contraceptive behavior in a population—modern
contraceptive prevalence (mCPR), unmet need for contraception, demand for contraception …

Despite the immense health, environmental and economic growth benefits from use of
modern family planning (FP) methods, recent estimates published by Guttmacher Institute …

This issue of the journal seeks to accelerate interest in research on family planning services
and uptake, and behavioral and population outcomes, by sharing findings from studies …

The world population is on the increase, and the majority of this increase will be from sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA). It is estimated that by 2030 the population of Africa will rise to 1.3 …

Background Strengthening contraceptive services in sub Saharan Africa is critical to achieve
the FP 2020 goal of enabling 120 million more women and girls to access and use …

Since the 1990s some countries in Africa have experienced very rapid increases in
contraceptive prevalence (eg Ethiopia, Malawi, Rwanda), while others (eg Nigeria) have …

In spite of the improvements in knowledge about family planning (FP), the contraceptive
prevalence rate and unmet need for FP remain poor in most parts of Northern Nigeria. This …

Objective Family planning service delivery has been neglected; rigorous analyses of the
patterns of contraceptive provision are needed to inform strategies to address this neglect …

University of Groningen Family planning programme implementation Anasel, Mackfallen
Giliadi Page 1 University of Groningen Family planning programme implementation Anasel …

Introduction Unmet need for family planning is the main obstacle to achieve healthy timing
and desired number of children. Decreasing the unmet need for FP respects and protects …